Question

It costs $68 for 16 square feet of flooring. How much does it cost for 12 square feet of flooring?

Answer 1

We know that it costs $68 for 16 square feet of flooring. To find out how much it costs for 12, we first have to find out how much it costs for 1 square foot.
To find that, we would do $68 divided by 16, which is 4.25.
That means 1 square foot costs $4.25.
Then, we would multiply $4.25 by 12 to find how much 12 square feet costs.
$4.25 times 12 is 51.

So, it would cost $51 to have 12 square feet of flooring.